Brian is a Principal and leads the Geopolitical and Country Risk advisory for South and Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, he advises multinational corporates, investors and financial institutions on how political, regulatory and macroeconomic developments affect operations and investment decisions.
His expertise includes assessing and comparing country risk across multiple markets to support market entry and expansion decisions, anticipating disruptions from policy volatility to conflict spillovers, and helping organisations build resilience into their business plans.
Brian’s background in international development, governance and election programmes gives him a deep, on-the-ground understanding of how political systems function, evolve and respond under pressure. This experience enables him to provide nuanced analysis of political risk and to help clients navigate uncertainty with greater confidence.
Recent engagements include:
- Leading a multi-market benchmarking assessment for a multinational evaluating expansion across Southeast Asia, enabling the client to prioritise markets based on a tailored set of political, regulatory, and operational criteria.
- Managing threat and country risk assessments for companies planning investments in Mindanao, helping them understand security exposures and define mitigation measures in a complex operating environment.
- Delivering political and regulatory risk assessments for foreign digital services firms seeking to invest in Southeast Asia, supporting market entry decisions and stakeholder engagement strategies.
Before joining Control Risks, Brian led democracy assistance programmes in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia, and conducted field assessments in the Philippines, Bangladesh and Thailand. He has worked closely with government stakeholders, election commissions, civil society actors and political parties during periods of political transition, reform and electoral change.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and German from Cornell College and a master's in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago.